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äkta

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See also: akta, aktā, and åkta

Swedish

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Etymology

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From older spelling ekta, from Middle Low German echt, from Proto-West Germanic *aiwahaft. Cognate with Icelandic ekta, Norwegian Nynorsk ekte and Danish ægte.

Pronunciation

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  • Gotland:(file)

Adjective

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äkta (comparative mer äkta, superlative mest äkta)

  1. genuine, authentic; not faked or counterfeit
  2. (intensifier) proper, pure, undiluted
    Det där var en äkta idioti!
    That was pure idiocy!
    Äkta hembakade kakor slår allt vad som finns i affärerna.
    Real home-made cookies beat everything there is in the shops.
  3. married
    Synonym: gift
    hennes äkta manher married husband
    ett äkta para married couple

Declension

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Inflection of äkta
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular äkta mer äkta mest äkta
neuter singular äkta mer äkta mest äkta
plural äkta mer äkta mest äkta
masculine plural2 äkte mer äkta mest äkta
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 äkte mer äkte mest äkte
all äkta mer äkta mest äkta

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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Verb

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äkta (present äktar, preterite äktade, supine äktat, imperative äkta)

  1. (transitive) to marry
    Synonym: gifta

Conjugation

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References

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